Short Hand: Equestrian Differences 2 · 5:44pm Aug 21st, 2021
Shepherd: "So... Twilight, I gotta ask: How exactly can we understand eachother?"
Twilight: "What do you mean?"
Shepherd: "I'm literally from another planet. Maybe another universe Yet you also speak English? I mean I know the multiverse is infinite and all but even so, that seems a little... Unlikely. For a certain set of infinity, I mean."
Twilight: "Oh! When you were recovering in Fluttershy's shack, she must have gotten Rarity or another unicorn to cast the Translator Spell on you!"
Shepherd: "I-Pardon?"
Twilight: nods "It's a basic spell that allows for the understanding of a common tongue-In this case, Equinsh. It also lets you read it."
Shepherd: "But I understood Fluttershy just fine-!"
Twilight: "Yes, but she can understand and speak with any animal. It's interesting that her talent goes beyond just animals! Ooh, I'll have to talk with her about this!"
Shepherd: "So, wait, how can it let me read your language? Don't you need to teach your own foals to read?"
Twilight: "We do, but because your brain was already trained in literacy, you're able to understand the language in its written form. Just casting the spell on a foal wouldn't let them understand the words on the page unless they knew how to read period."
Shepherd: "All right... So... What does your language actually sound like? Without the translation?"
Twilight: "Let's see..." She casts a spell on Shepherd
Shepherd: "Okay... So...?"
Twilight: "... Neigh?"
Shepherd: "Huh?"
Twilight: "Neigh neigh neigh. Whinny, neigh neigh, snort whinny, neigh neigh."
Shepherd: "... Okay, cast it back on me please."
Twilight: "Neigh?"
Shepherd: "... Right, you can't understand me." sigh
Never do what can't be undone, Shep.
What was that, Twi? You're sounding a little horse.
Whee-snaw
And Pinkie still understands him and is able to communicate with him perfectly, because Pinkie.
You shouldn't be such a neigh-sayer about things that are a convenience for you, dude.
I bet she still speaks the Language of Love.
And que the theme song to Mr. Ed.
https://youtu.be/tSsuohepbVk
The real question is, what does Shepherd sound like to Twilight?
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"OHHHKAHYYY, CHAHNG MEE BAHK NAO."